Phrase guide

bus driver

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person employed to drive buses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An exercise for the anterior deltoid performed by extending the arms and rotating them with a weight plate or rarely olympic bar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

someone who drives a bus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: busman

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: driver

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: busbestuurder — person employed to drive buses
  • Arabic: سَائِق حَافِلَة (sāʔiq ḥāfila) — person employed to drive buses
  • Chinese Mandarin: 公交車司機 /公交车司机 (gōngjiāochē sījī) — person employed to drive buses
  • Chinese Mandarin: 巴士駕駛員 /巴士驾驶员 (bāshì jiàshǐyuán) — person employed to drive buses
  • Czech: autobusák — person employed to drive buses
  • Czech: autobusačka — person employed to drive buses
  • Danish: buschauffør — person employed to drive buses
  • Dutch: buschauffeur — person employed to drive buses
  • Dutch: busbestuurder — person employed to drive buses
  • Estonian: bussijuht — person employed to drive buses
  • Faroese: bussførari — person employed to drive buses
  • Finnish: bussinkuljettaja — person employed to drive buses
  • Finnish: linja-autonkuljettaja — person employed to drive buses
  • French: chauffeur de bus — person employed to drive buses
  • German: Busfahrer — person employed to drive buses
  • German: Busfahrerin — person employed to drive buses
  • Greek: οδηγός λεωφορείου (odigós leoforeíou) — person employed to drive buses
  • Greek: αυτοκινητιστής (aftokinitistís) — person employed to drive buses
  • Hindi: बस चालक (bas cālak) — person employed to drive buses
  • Hungarian: buszvezető — person employed to drive buses
  • Hungarian: autóbusz-vezető — person employed to drive buses
  • Icelandic: strætisvagnabílstjóri — person employed to drive buses
  • Luxembourgish: Buschauffeur — person employed to drive buses
  • Marathi: बस चालक (bas cālak) — person employed to drive buses
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bussjåfør — person employed to drive buses
  • Norwegian Bokmål: buss-sjåfør — person employed to drive buses
  • Norwegian Bokmål: turbussjåfør — person employed to drive buses
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bussjåfør — person employed to drive buses
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: buss-sjåfør — person employed to drive buses
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: turbussjåfør — person employed to drive buses
  • Polish: kierowca autobusu — person employed to drive buses
  • Portuguese: motorista de autocarro/ônibus — person employed to drive buses
  • Romanian: șofer de autobuz — person employed to drive buses
  • Russian: води́тель авто́буса (vodítelʹ avtóbusa) — person employed to drive buses
  • Russian: води́тельница авто́буса (vodítelʹnica avtóbusa) — person employed to drive buses
  • Slovak: autobusár — person employed to drive buses
  • Slovak: autobusárka — person employed to drive buses
  • Spanish: conductor de autobús — person employed to drive buses
  • Spanish: autobusero — person employed to drive buses
  • Spanish: guagüero — person employed to drive buses
  • Swahili: dereva wa basi — person employed to drive buses
  • Swedish: busschaufför — person employed to drive buses
  • Swedish: bussförare — person employed to drive buses
  • Swedish: busschaffis — person employed to drive buses
  • Turkish: otobüs şoförü — person employed to drive buses
  • Turkish: otobüsçü — person employed to drive buses
  • Vietnamese: tài xế xe buýt — person employed to drive buses
  • Vietnamese: người lái xe buýt — person employed to drive buses